St. Raymond Academy
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St. Raymond Academy For Girls is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in the Bronx, New York. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Saint Raymond Academy for Girls has been accredited by the NYS Board of Regents since 1965. The Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association granted the Academy accreditation effective May 2003-2010. It is located in the Castle hill section of the Bronx. It is located right next to the Church of St Raymond.
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[edit] Background
St. Raymond Academy was established in 1960, By a group of sister from the religious group called Sisters of Charity. The Sisters of Charity of New York is a congregation of religious women in the Catholic Church whose primary missions are education and nursing and who are dedicated to the service of the poor. For nearly 200 years, the Sisters of Charity of New York have help to serve the needs of the poor. The congregation's history begins with its foundress, Elizabeth Ann Seton, who was later canonized as the first American-born saint. Since Saint Raymond Academy for Girls first opened its doors in 1960, their motto was Commitment to Excellence and still is until this day. [1]
[edit] Statistics
• For the Class of 2006, 89% plan to continue their post secondary education at a four year college • 80% of the class of 2006 graduated with an NYS Regents Diploma. • The mean SAT I score was 440 for critical reading and 450 for the math and writing sections. • 100% of the students who took the Advanced Placement exam in Spanish have earned college credit. [1]
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b SRA. St. Raymond Academy. St. Raymond Academy website. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
Our history. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
